Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-05
A Romance of the Met.
ropolis.
Founded upon Notes from the
Diary of Inspector Byrncs.
By Julian Hawthorne, Author of "Gath,
etc, etc,
Copyrighted 1887 by o. NJ. Dunham,)
CHAPTER IN.

and quick, nervous manner. turned INTO
Broadway from Waverly place and walked
down to the corner of Blocker street 1t
was about six O'Clock of a warm Spring
afternoon. The tall stranger standing ON
the west side of Broadway looked across at
the bank building for a moment 1t was
closed for the night; but through the plate
glass windows the interior was clearly WISH.
BILE 1t seemed very easy thing to walk
in. throw open the doors of the great vault,
fill ones pockets with bonds and bullion and
walk out again. The feat had, indeed, actual
" been performed. But the game had not
thus far been worth the candle. The tail
man pulled his close-cropped reddish beard
nervously, turned with an impatient move"
ment and mounted the staircase to Grady's
shop, which he entered.
Grady was half seated on the end of his
counter with his arms folded staring across
the street. He also apparently had been
INDUCING gloomy thoughts about the Man
haitian bank. On recognizing his visitor he
nodded. but did not change his position.
"Well, Jack Cannon he said, "What 5
in the wind now"
"Well, John, >" returned the other, push
ng back his hat from his forehead and rest
ing his hands on his hips, Il was just wish
inc that bloody bank had been burnt before
ever the boys got into it. Its brought EN-
no good"
lnond dealer still staring out of the windows.
cts done us no good, and I'm tired seeing
it there. I'm goin' to move
"Move? Where p
"To the little place on Sixth avenue
you know it, | wish I'd never left it, or
Prince street either When took this shop
l swore to stay here till that bank was
wrecked. and good spell of years | waited.
and a big pile of money put up on it; and
many is the gang that met here to talk it
over and has started out to do the job, too,
and at last they done it sure enough, and
got clean off. And what was the use?
Damn the day first meddled with itn'
Il guess YOU got as much out of the scrape
as the next man. john remarked the visi-
tor. cold Supers and Slangs don't get left
as a rule,'
CAS- much as the next man. replied
Grady angrily. And what's that? Who
first thought of the job? Who planned and
paid for it? Not all the crooks in America
would ever have seen the inside of that
vault if it hadn't been for me. Inursed the
scheme, and when one and another would
drop out of it I'd put on another. gave 'em
good advice. And guess the damned fools
wish they'd taken the old mans tipnow,
he added. "And so I'm to put up with as
much as the next man, am |? What a few
thousand to me? My price for the job was
half million dollars. that's what it wasr'
why. John. you've got a Il rubbed the
wrong way haven't YOU" said Cannon,
svmpathetically. But say. you've got most
of the bonds and things haven't you>'
HNo. | haven'tr returned Grady sullen-
". 'NVho said | had?''
"Who would have'em If Won wouldn't?
Won lind the things from Nortbampton and
Deem River. didn't vou2 Who else would
have en-
..Tf Won want then bonds and securities
90 and o.l, .n,nohodv olsn for 'cou. tbat,s
III have to s9v abont if, If I'd had 'om
IN sroI,n NV lilo ia have RIM en nm 10 -
million anyhow, Won know the sort of
= man am Jocl, If vou'l bepu in New
York instead Of foolng AWAY your time in
London Won could n taken the whole shin
load ovnr ia Adam and he'd have turned
;o,,, and o,,oIonn. r,ra tbasn
fools nj tI. bonE here finished their brrak
fast INT fine hovs tbouabt thrv knew bet
tar ynll J or,,ss tbn,'re sorry and wish
4bo,,.d dana tI,e -,,,are tbir,e lv ola Sinners
md s,I,na. n,v.,''
1T r,,',,t thn, were. ,.,,l.oniuo ON block
inc. r,,f dunlicote hill at WASHINGTON.
TEot conId have fixed everything all RIGHT.
va,, ,,o,,. hnrl,ino tbot vo,salf Won know.
Toh', " said cannon twisting his heard.
..Tt ,,... tba last rh,uca tbe,, had and
e,ovn .o,n nh fine show there was. Grady
rn,,liod rurtlv
,,'rI.,, .oi, Won ,,,,+ . lio stake into thot
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..Tho,-.,e - soft or al fool. and liars =
,.,,,.t,.i Cro,I,. uith .ull,, Ger,nuo.s ~
,o,, ,,,,+ nv. .t,,Y where want to and kerr
II tharn r,n,t u They cot hack whatever
tho,, ,nt ~ LAT mo toa fine one who saw.
Iil,,'t l,,,l,,- ,,.to+ ,.o,,,,n ,ftn,. Joci,
Con,n,, =, bo ad,lod with am uglvI look .Y,,
want ~ l,no,v who 7 sent to Woshinoton N,
tIa+ i,I, and What tla ,natta, was oi,out II
Wi I oi,'t ooin' In tell Won. and I oin't
,,oin' to Stand mo questions neither :,
tIli ,o,,. WOW, lron ir tha healthier i'm l.,
oI ro,,md 10 Won get that
..Vo, r,ov 90 to HI and WASHINGTON
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